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Emily isn’t as polished as Barry, and she certainly has less experience. But she is one of the best things to happen to pool in a long time. As for matchroom, they absolutely are doing this to make money. And I want them to succeed at making money because that will filter down to players...

I didn’t quite read her the same way. From previous interviews she tends to be quite smiley generally. It’s clear that she thinks that 10 ball is the wrong strategy for attracting casual fans but I didn’t think she intended to be overly derisive of predator/CSI’s efforts.

As already mentioned, people rarely mention side pockets when discussing the tables difficulty. But they mention it often likely since we aren’t accustomed to watching tournaments on 4” pockets and they are probably trying to educate the viewer on why players might be missing a few more pots...

I think that dumping or match fixing occurs is not as much of an issue as it is that there is no accountability for it. Or at worst I suppose they get banned from a particular tournament. In snooker, match fixing occurs periodically and it results in bans after a investigation is concluded...

So $60 USD total?

Is there any options for Canada?

From this guys perspective, amateur pool is pretty successful so I don’t see any benefit to dismantling anything they are doing there. But I’m do see benefit in more unity at the professional level but that doesn’t mean anyone should necessarily go away.

Judd Trump comes very close to matching Ronnie's playing level. During his two-year domination, Judd managed a 50+ break frequency of around 2.10 frames per break over 50. And 6.86 frames per break over 100. That century break rate is on par roughly with Ronnie's best and the 50+ rate is a...

Take all the balls off the table and just start shooting the cue ball into pockets. Or leave the balls on the table and shoot them directly into pockets. Either way, remove the object ball from the equation for the time being. I would start by pulling the cue ball slower than is comfortable...

I just can’t see it. Snooker works because there is a good balance between safety play and potting. The tv audience can sit through a scrappy frame if they get a 50-100 break in the next. I don’t think two consecutive prolonged up table games would result in repeat viewing among the casual...

Yes exactly. Much like One Pocket the safety play in snooker seems deceptively easy to execute, but getting inch perfect position and knowing where to leave the cue ball is the real trick to it. It’s more popular because the safety is broken up by 5-10 minutes of scoring vs a 2 minute 8 and...

Well that’s frustrating. I hate to see the momentum of a match determined by a fluke.

There will always be people who will back Hendry. One thing Ronnie will never be able to match is the sheer dominance of Hendry in a short time. Personally I do think Ronnie is the best ever. He may not have totally dominated a decade, but he was the best in the world over several decades and...

Agreed though I wouldn’t change a thing. Given how many repeat winners this tournament has, and that each of them are amongst the all time greatest, this event does a great job of sussing out the best player in the world rather consistently.

A beginner on tight pockets will be less likely to learn proper cue ball movement because they will be so concerned with making the ball. We see this with snooker players where they get fairly consistent with straightish pots, but they don’t dare try to add side or hit the ball any harder than...

It’s not that I miss, it’s just that the pockets aren’t always where I want them to be.

True enough, I must have missed your point. I think the match lengths in the world snooker championship at this point is an accepted cultural thing. I don’t think Matchroom would have much success instituting a similar format. But I’ve wondered if there is a benefit to those longer match...

Compared to the world snooker championship they are short races. The total time to complete a match in the world championships ranges from 4-10 hours depending on what stage of the event we are in. If Pool had similar match lengths we’d be seeing races to 20 in the early rounds and final that...

I know a lot of people think that everyone has a natural limit, but that’s not the way humans work. In the absence of a physical disability or a severe learning disability you should be able to continue learning and improving as long as you keep playing and practicing. It’s not like your brain...

Part of that I think is logistical. It’s probably easier and cheaper for them to produce events in the UK and Gibraltar. They have also mentioned that they are trying not siphon off someone snooker fans to watch pool. But I don’t think they are abandoning the US. Their strategy looks similar...